St. Columba Roman Catholic Church Rectory Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 9am to 3pm Saturday & Sunday: Closed Love God, Serve Others SCHEDULE OF LITURGIES THE LORD S DAY MASSES St. Columba + Saturday 5:30 pm (In Church) Sunday + 8:00am, 10:00am (outside) & 12 noon (in Church) Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time October 25, 2020 Website: www.stcolumbaonline.org Email: rectory@stcolumbaonline.org. Blog: stcolumbaparish.blogspot.com Facebook: @StColumbaHJ (photo albums here!) Instagram: @StColumbaHJ Soundcloud:StColumbaHJ Flocknotes: www.flocknote.com/columbahopewell Formed.org - Parish Code: Y98H69 NY Catholic Radio: www.newyorkcatholicradio.org St. Denis + Spanish Mass Sunday at 5:00pm St. Kateri + Sunday at 5:30pm Drop your contribution envelope in the collection, It will be returned to your home parish. DAILY MASS St. Columba + M/W/F + 7:00am; SA + 8:00am; T/TH + 7:00pm St. Denis and St. Kateri + 9:00am ADORATION St. Columba + M/W/F + 4:00pm - 8:00pm; T/TH + 4:00pm - 6:45pm Benediction + M/W/F + 7:50pm & T/TH + 6:40pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION St. Columba + Saturdays 8:30 9:00 am & 4:00 5:00 pm St. Denis + Saturdays 8:00 8:45 am & 3:30 4:30 pm St. Kateri + Monday 7:30 8:30 pm & Wednesday 9:30 10:00 am DEVOTIONS Miraculous Medal Novena - Monday s after 7:00am Mass SACRAMENTS BAPTISM + Most Saturdays & Sundays at 1:30 & 3:00pm. Call the Church Office to speak with Deacon Bill Alvarado. To obtain Godparent and Sponsor forms, please call the Rectory and speak to a Priest. RCIA CHRISTIAN INITIATION + For more information about becoming a member of the Catholic Church or Completing your Initiation in the Church, call the Church Office or Deacon Chris Merenda. MARRIAGE + Please call the Church Office to make an appointment with a priest. We generally need about six months to complete Pre-Cana, Pre-Marital Inventory and necessary paperwork. ANOINTING OF THE SICK + After any Weekend or Weekday Mass. Please speak to a priest. In an Emergency, call the Parish Office at any time. HOLY ORDERS AND RELIGIOUS LIFE + Please speak to our priests, deacons or religious sisters. THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT St. Columba Religious Education Grades 1-8 845-221-4900 www.stcolumbaonline.org Office Hours: Monday to Thursday 9am - 3pm Director: Sister Marie Pappas, CR THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF HOPEWELL JUNCTION St. Denis-St. Columba School Grades K - 8 845-227-7777 Email: info@stcolumba.net www.stcolumba.net Principal: Sr. Kathleen Marie Gerritse, CR St. Aloysius Happy House Learning Center Nursery, Pre-K & K 845-226-1917 Director: Sr. Madeline Soto St. Denis - Ark & Dove Pre-School Pre-K 2, 3 & 4 845-227-5232 Director: Jennifer Corsano & Julie Roth
Mass Intentions for the Week ST. COLUMBA PARISH MISSION STATEMENT The Mass Book Opening is postponed until further notice. We are waiting to see what the Mass schedule will be. Baptisms We congratulate the parents and families of the children who were born again in the new life of Christ, and who became a part of our parish family through the sacrament of Baptism. Please pray for our recently deceased parishioners, family & friends & The Holy Souls in Purgatory Nora Ann Mulroy Evelyn Christine Hund Are you thinking of becoming a Catholic or are you already Catholic but haven t received your First Communion and/ or been Confirmed? For more information please contact Deacon Chris Merenda at 845-227-8380, or via email at: cmerenda@frontiernet.net
Thank you for your continued prayers and support throughout the year. With out your help we could never assist those in need! If you need to reach us, please call us at: 227-7863. This week the pantry is in need of: Sugar Ramon Noodles Chicken/Beef Broth Deodorant (Women / Men) GODPARENT/SPONSOR REMINDER During the pandemic we ARE NOT issuing these certificates in person after Mass. You are asked to call the church office and you will be put in touch with a priest who will handle this over the phone. Thanks! ARS November 2nd meeting will be a virtual ZOOM meeting Healing Mass, Free flow of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Tuesday November 10th St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish, 1925 Rte 82, LaGrangeville, NY 12540. Celebrant: Fr. Pancrose Kalist Praise/Worship : 7pm & Mass: 7:30pm Masks are required as soon as you exit your car. The church has restricted seating for social distancing. No reservations are required. Adoration and prayers for healing will follow Mass. The evening will end with Benediction. There will be no prayer teams, individual consultation or other close contact. Contact Pat or Joe at 845-440-3519 or mackey_patricia @yahoo.com. SCHOOL NEWS Raffles After All Masses this Weekend! The St. Denis-St. Columba School PSA will be selling raffle tickets after all Masses this weekend, October 24-25. There are two types of raffles available! There are 9 different themed baskets with an average value of $500! Tickets for the baskets are $5 each or 6 for $20. There are also raffles for three Grand Prizes: a 55 inch Samsung Curved UHD TV, a Dior Wallet with $100 NY State Scratch Off Tickets and a Microsoft Surface Go with Keyboard. Tickets for the Grand Prizes are $10 each or 3 for $20. All proceeds benefit the students of our school. Thank you for your support! Life Facts: After conception: 18 days a Baby s heart beats 8 weeks all organs function 9 weeks has individual fingerprints 10 weeks a baby can feel pain 12 weeks a baby can smile Those who justify their inaction on the grounds that abortion is the law of the land need to recognize that there is a higher law, the law of God. No human law can validly contradict the Commandment: "Thou shalt not kill." Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics (1998), no. 32 Action: Prayer is the foundation of all that we do in defense of human life. Say a short prayer or blessing. Meditate or ask God's intercession. Devote some time to pray a Holy Hour, or commit to a novena or Stations of the Cross. 40 Days for Life is a life-saving prayer campaign, that takes place throughout our Archdiocese, which started on September 23 and concludes on November 1. 40 Days for Life is a peaceful initiative consisting of 40 days of prayer and fasting, peaceful vigil at abortion facilities, and educational outreach with the goal of protecting mothers and their children from abortion. More than 17,000 unborn children have been saved from abortion during the 40 Days for Life Campaigns. To learn more about the 40 Days for Life campaign, visit: www.40daysforlife.com World Mission Sunday - Thank you for answering, Here I Am, Send Me to your baptismal call to witness for mission on World Mission Sunday! Please continue to pray for missionaries, and for the people to whom they bring the Good News of Jesus. May God bless you for your generous missionary spirit! Turn your clocks back one hour Oct. 31th
Served By:, 62, is a parishioner at St. Columba, Hopewell Junction, where he has served as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion and lector. He has been an active member of the Capuchin Youth and Family Ministries in Garrison, including as a volunteer leader on retreats and mission trips. He is grateful for the service opportunities and spiritual formation he has received from the Capuchin Friars of the Province of St. Mary. He has been employed at IBM Corp. for 40 years. He and his wife, Allison, have been married for 38 years and have raised four children: Kelly, Erin, Heather and Kyle. He is an alumnus of SUNY Brockport. Their first Mass assisting will be 12 noon Sunday November 1st. PARISH LISTINGS Alpha/ChristLife Carolyn Torella (Alphacolumba@gmail.com) Adoration Chapel Stephen Broussard (845) 591-4030 Deacon Chris Merenda (914) 419-6314 Adult Education John Thompson (jrt01@aol.com) Altar Servers, Lectors & Extraordinary Ministers Father Michael Connolly (845) 227-8380 Baptism / Bereavement Deacon William Alvarado (845) 227-8380 Care Ministry Lori Loehr (845) 227-7430 Terri Powers Christian Initiation Deacon Chris Merenda- (845) 227-8380 Columbiettes Maria Ronda (845) 440-8322 CYFM and DDA Weekends Rosemary Thorn (roca251@gmail.com) Helping Hands Rosary Makers Diann Coghlan (845) 226-8896 Knights of Columbus Nick Longo (845) 297-2674 Parent - Child Connection Megan Zupan (585) 738-1051 Parish Council Luigi Manente - Call the Rectory Parish Picnic Barbara Falcone (bfalcone29@hotmail.com) Parish Youth Group (God Squad) Barbara Falcone (bfalcone29@hotmail.com) Pastoral Care of the Sick & Homebound Please contact the Rectory (845) 227-8380 Scheduling Parish Events Gary Bartilucci (845) 227-8380 St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Joyce Pfirman (845) 227-7863 St. Joseph s Men Group Eric Winogradoff - stjosephsmen@gmail.com Social Media Carolyn Torella & Cecilia Rohrs stcolumbahj@gmail.com Student Leadership Mass Betsy Thompson - (jrt01@aol.com) Tri - Parish Altar Rosary Society Joyce Moroney (845) 592-1360 Tri - Parish Youth Group TLC Dave and Kathy Bell - dpbellcma@gmail.com Tri Parish Respect Life Society George (845) 226-6896 Eileen (845) 242-1842 Ushers and Greeters Pat Moore - St.columbaushers@gmail.com VBS - Summer Joy Program Deacon John Reilly (845) 227-8380 Wedding & Music Ministry Cathy Reale - cathyreale@optonline.net Women s Group Sr. Marie Pappas - (845) 221-4900
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